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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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